“What Do You Think Would Be The Funniest Thing To Ask A Stranger?” (30 Answers By Our Community)
Most people avoid awkwardness or awkward situations because they make them feel uncomfortable. But some people like to create awkward and cringy situations on purpose. When that interaction is observed from a distance, most of the time it will be perceived as funny.
So, if you are one of those people who love or would like to experiment with awkwardness, share what would be the funniest approach to a stranger. I myself have been walking up and asking: “what is your favorite flavor of hair” - but it’s starting to get old…
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Show a photo of yourself and ask "Excuse me, have you seen this person?"
Reminds me of the real life incident where a woman joined in the search for a missing person... and the missing person was her, before she got a change of clothes.
This needs to be on a list my husband thinks about doing in Walmart or in public to a day to day bases.
I’d say no but I think I saw a poster about them on the wall down the road
"Excuse me, what year is this?" When the person tells you, respond "It works! My machine really works!!"
And then quickly run away into the crowd before they can ask you any questions; keep them wondering
Load More Replies...It would be even more fun to dress up as if you were from the past or future.
Say: "Oh No.... Now I Only Have ____ Hours To Stop THEM!!" Then Run Away And Turn Into An Alley Or Big Public Building!! 😂 😂 Don't Forget To Dress Close To The "Past" Year!! From The Clothes To The Hair Gel And Perfume!! Language And An Accent Even Better!! 💕 💕
OMG my friend did this at a mall once! He just said 'it worked!' though without mentioning a machine
Best way - ask what the date is then "no, the year, WHAT'S THE YEAR!"
More Like Too Late!! 😂 😂 Just Like My Main Comment, I Said They Should Say Something Like: They Only Have A Few Hours Until "IT" Happens!! - You Can Keep Your "We Are Doomed"!! 😂 😂
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I've always wanted to run up to a complete stranger in hysterics and yell, "Whatever you do, DO NOT look at their eyes!" and run away. I don't know who the "their" is referring to, and neither does the stranger. I just wanna cause unnecessary stress because I'm a menace.
I still want to see how they would pan out against deadpool 😅 Send him back in time all you want he's still alive, so endless food for angels or perfect way to lay a long term trap for them?
Load More Replies...Although It Sounds Funny, Reading It, I Truly Hope No One Actually Goes And Does This, At Least Not To Me. I Would Become Paranoid, Superstitious, And I Suffer From Anxiety. My Family Will Try And Calm Me Down, But I Won't Stop Thinking About It. I Know It's Irrational And Perhaps A "Joke". But Keep That For People You KNOW Can Handle It Or Consents. I Already Knew By The Title, That Some Of These May Cause Stress For People If Chosen As The Desired "Victim". Again, It's Funny Here, Reading, But Be Careful Who You Mess With. There Are People Going Through Worse And You Should Always Fear A Person Who Is Afraid. Thread Lightly!! 😘 😘 🙏 🙏 PS: I Don't Know What Is Or Who Are The Weeping Angels (Probably Something Catholic Or From A Horror Movie. I Don't Need To Know, Thanks), BUT This Post DOES Remind Me Of "Bird Box".... 😨 😨 So Yeah.... 💔 💔
Would not try this , since these days could end up with someone punching you out.
Sit on a park bench and wait for people to sit with you. "It's done. Do you have the money?" - Not original from me; saw it either on YT, Pinterest, or BP.
Print this page out, put it in an envelope marked "Top Secret" and sit down on a park bench. Slide the envelope towards a stranger. Nod politely, then walk away.
And have nothing but photographs of pigeons in the envelope.
Load More Replies...Omg if live to watch both this one and the one in the comments happen.
This is funny, but in reality no one would sit next to me on a park bench, lol. That's invasive of personal space. I think most people wouldn't sit that close to you in a park with multiple benches available.
Where do you live where there's parks that have enough benches where everybody can get one to themselves?
Load More Replies...Call a random number, say - He's in my basement. You can finish him now
I Love This One!! 😂 😂 It Actually Reminds Me Of An Improv. Class During Theatre In High School!! We Had Two Chairs, Which Represented A Bench. The Second Person Would Have To Convince The First Person To Leave Their Seat. But You Can't Take too Long So Everyone Can Participate!! I LOVE IMPROV.!! Anyways, I Was Next. The Scene Was Similar To This One, Where The Other Person Was Talking About A Crime Or Something. I Ended Up Calling My Husband Who Was A Police Officer Or Chief!! Then The Guy Called My Bluff So I I Claimed I Had My Husband's Card And My Own Weapon. He Ran Off!! 😂 😂 I Can See This Scene Clearly In Real Life With This One!! Just Identify Yourself As Someone With Authority (WithOut Legally Pretending To Be A Law Enforcement Officer As It IS Illegal!!)
Unless citing a book or article title, there's no need to capitalize every word. https://www.grammarly.com/blog/capitalization-rules/#:~:text=In%20general%2C%20you%20should%20capitalize,are%20longer%20than%20five%20letters.
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Sometimes I imagine myself asking a stranger, "Hey, whatever song you have in your head right now, sing it out loud!"
And then they break into the whole song and dance, musical style haha.
Never actually dared to, though.
If someone ever comes up to me and asks that, I will be sure to break out into song and dance theatre-style, just in case it's you ;D
"Never gonna give you up" is the perfect come back to this
Load More Replies...If you asked me this the song in my head would instantly evaporate and I'll forget every song I've ever heard 😂
Imagine: You do this, and they rickroll you (and also themselves technically)
That would be easy for me! Mostly headbanging and playing air guitar 🤘🏻
Do you like pet chickens?
I normally ask this and they are confused and then say they like to eat chicken, but I say back "Do you like living, walking, breathing chickens?" And then they get creeped out.
There is someone going around literally downvoting everything. I saw one thread where every post was -1.
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I know this is old, but I’ve always loved the idea of asking a stranger who says anything to me, “Can you see me?” in a panicky voice and run away.
Look at the person, gasp dramatically, and run away.
I done that to my cousin once she was shocked and then realised and burst out laughing, she said you and your antics are crazy and laughed some more.
Have you seen my sanity? i LeFt It InSiDe An OrAnGe.
I left mine in one of those chocolate oranges on my first lsd trip. Lol. Was mind blown by that damn orange
Did you remember to hide the body?
If someone asked me this, I'd reply "Don't worry, I did" and watch them freak out
Oh goddammit I knew there was something I was supposed to do today! Has anyone got a shovel?
On a scale of 1-10, what is your favorite color of the alphabet? (Mine's green)
Just be prepared for people with synesthesia to have a ready answer for that question.
I like 'b' because it's a nice shade of blue. 'f' is light purple, so probably also that
Load More Replies...Whenever little kids would ask what my favourite colour is I would tell them neon clear.
Suggestions: instead of saying "mine is (color)" say "mine is (shape)"
Run up to somebody, yell, "Do you see them?!? You don't? oh... oh! that means they're GONE! GONE, I TELL YOU!!!!" Then run away.
You can also yell, "Marco!" at a group of strangers at the store.
My family yells "Marco" at the store all the time when we split up/get separated. I have heard other people do it a couple of times too. I always tell "Polo!" back. This is even funnier if they are a couple of aisles over and it goes on for a couple of rounds.
I'll do that at school today there's always a crowd
Load More Replies...When ever me and my husband go together we whistle to each other. A person has even whistle back in our tone before.
my Mom and I use the "Marco Polo" yellings to find each other when we get separated. We usually go shopping with my Gran over weekends and she HATES it, she gets super embarrassed. Which of course is GREAT!
When I worked at a store I would occasionally 'Polo' to the customers & i got several "not you!" Over that time 😆😆
I've been to cons where they've done the whole Marco Polo rounds. It's fun :D
My sister and i do that when shopping, both of us are shorter than the racks usually. It's the best when random people yell polo back!
My mom and I do this all the time in shops. It works especially if you're in a rush and need to split up to get sh1t done, but need to meet up again later to pay, but now you can't find each other, cause you split up you know.. to get shi1t done. Marco Polo always works. Just follow the sound - Helps if you know the other person's voice - cause usually others reply and "play along" which is always fun.
Are you a whale person or a chicken person?
It's harder than you think. Personally, I never could get them to make the correct tone.
Load More Replies...Whale it's amazing how something that big can breach itself completely out of the water saw a lot when in Hawaii Cool to see
I am an owl person i have been since i was 10 years old when we went to camp while i was in the Brownies, i am now in my 60's and my bedroom has 2,179 of them all on shelves on my wall.
I think that telling a stranger "don't be scared" with a calm voice and walking away will completely shatter their mind.
And then when they ask you questions, just smile at them and give them uncanny valley syndrome.
Rather, when they ask you questions pretend you’ve no idea what they’re talking about or why they’re talking to you. If they persist shout STRANGER DANGER and run away!
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This happened to my friend when she told a girl she liked her shirt, the girl replied: "I like your face". Lol, we never let my friend forget that day.
Oops I'm sorry I just realized it wasn't a question that was asked sorry
*Hug them and say* "Whatever you do, when I let go, RUN! They are here for you!"
I'd probably punch you, don't think many people like strangers touching them 😁
But they might not be comfortable with that... The hug part, I mean.
Around in circles yelling "MOMMIEEEEEE !" works for me
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Assuming you're outside, ask if they know where the waiting room is. Or the front desk. 'Do you work here?' - is a good one as well.
*yell in their face* DID YOU KNOW THAT CHICKENS ARE MADE OUT OF CHICKEN?
While waiting in line at a store, after putting my stuff on the conveyor belt, I'll pick up the divider and tell the person behind me, "I'm bored. You wanna sword fight?"
Lot's of chicken one's on here. Anyway. Had a guy that came into our restaurant, looked around wide eyed and said "Chicken no feathers!" and left. I still have no idea what he was referring to.
This for some reason reminds me of when my older sister, (she was in gr. 12 at the time), thought the “SELF-STORAGE” place was where they stored dead bodies. No joke.
You should read the book Liar and Spy, it has a whole chapter about someone doing this, (kinda lol) its very funny
If soap smells good but tastes bad, does that mean poop smells bad, BUT TASTES GOOD?! Asking for a friend.
Once I asked a stranger what my own phone number was. No idea why.
I was waiting in a restaurant and they called #867, I called out “5309.” Only 2 other people laughed, that made me feel really old!
Load More Replies...What are you doing here? Gasp and run away.
Jog up to a person you know the name of and say: "XXX, do you still want the 14,275,208 live ants that you ordered? You said you needed to make ketchup for your restaurant" while holding a bag.
Hey there... Hi there... I'm Lost. Have you seen me wandering around here before?
With a piece of tape or a name tag sticker on the front of my shirt that says:
"If Found, PLEASE CALL (insert random friend/family member phone number) and report Missing IMMEDIATELY!" 😜
Better yet, dress up in an asylum outfit and instead have a number on the nametag
That inspires me to get a shirt that says 'If found please call *****'
Call the police in a drunk voice; Can you trace this call and tell me where I am?.
Did you do it/did you hide it?
What's the date? NO! WHAT YEAR IS IT????
When I read this one all I hear is Robin Williams saying it in Jumanji
"Could you be a witness to my wedding?"
-Max Fosh.
I needed two witnesses and a notary for a legal document I needed to sign. Asked the two random strangers behind me in line if they'd witness for me. I have no friends (I'm an extreme introvert) and thankfully they said yes.
Got married at local courthouse. Handed phone to a rando waiting for their case to come up & they recorded our "ceremony".
Can I have a moment of your time to talk about our lord and savior etc. (I’m an atheist 😑)
Do you have time to talk about our Lord and Savior, Long Furby?
Get off my damn doorstep! you are the fifth one this week!
Load More Replies...I will always have a moment for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Plz continue you have my full attention.
I'm an atheist in Texas. When (old) people are rude in public I 'loud whisper' to myslef. " That's very un-christian behavior" or something like that. Works every time, they get embarrassed and leave. 😇
When they ask if I have time to talk……I’ve been tempted to reply, “Do you? Who knows, you could be dead tomorrow.” Then throw my hands up & shout “Carpe diem!” & shut the door.
Do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior, extended car warranty?
If you want i can teach you about him, at least give me a chance if not then i understand thats your personal space, but please if you want i can show you and teach you as much as i can
Shall we start with, "do unto others as you would have them do unto you", and continue with, "love thy neighbour as thyself? How about that extended warranty?"
Is there a phone booth around here? SoMebODy's In tRoUblE!
There are still some places in the USA where public pay phones are available.
Yes, but are there places where I can change into my superhero outfit...?
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Can I borrow some cash/your card? Not only is that weird, it's f****d up.
Well, They did that in an episode of Impractical Jokers in an Art Exhibition and the person gave his credit card. So it works lol.
This is how you scare them. You go to a store with the card, take a photo of it, get whatever you need from the store, once you get back home, you then write the card number and all that on paper, and then give the dude like a million dollar paycheck
You: Have you seen emma? Stranger: No Y: Do you know who she is? S: No Y: How are you supposed to know where she is if you dont know who she is? S: ...
I actually have done this on more than one occasion
"I do not mean to pry, but you don't by any chance happen to have six fingers on your right hand?
Do you have games on your phone?
I already know it's hilarious. I just don't know why I do it. I walk up to a handsome young man and say, "Hey you're absolutely adorable. Would you like to come home with me and be my pool boy?" Best answer was, 'Not this time; maybe next time!'
Apparently, I once walked up to a total stranger at the mall and asked, ‘Are you Santa Claus?’ That’s a pretty weird one.
No, I was a child. But if an adult did the same, surely that would be both awkward and hilarious.
Load More Replies...From what I’m told he looked VERY much like Santa.
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Find the most disturbing fact you know, walk up to them, tell them the creepy fact, smile, and walk away.
Me: bunnies can scream, but don't unless they feel like they're gonna die. (Smiles weirdly and shuffles away backwards while still smiling creepily)
Burn marks from electricity don't show up if done underwater. ;)
Say, "Ravens have an ability called "Theory of mind", it means that ravens can tell when someone (or something) else can see them. Then get wide eyed and look around with just your eyes trying to see if there is any birds spying on you both, as you slowly walk away, turn around and play raven call sounds on your phone really loud and start running.
You don't need the creepy fact. Just smile at them with your 1,000 watt smile. It unnerves people beautifully.
My brother's favorite thing was to walk up to a stranger and greet them as if they were a long-lost friend; leave them standing there very confused and wondering who that was and how did they know him.
Oooo I’ve actually done that before…. I actually ended up meeting one of my closest friends that way lol
But how did you get past not knowing their name if you were pretending to be a long lost friend??
Load More Replies...I once walked to a guy, thinking it was my man from behind, and propositioned to him while squeezing his butt and checking out the snow blowers and what we could do with one during the summer. My daughter was completely traumatized by this, my oldest son continued his long-wind convo with my man, and my man is laughing so hard it's ridiculous. He knows what I just did. Then the stranger says, after I apologized, "anytime!". Thirty years later my daughter still remembers.
You all will be laughing about this forever! So will I, whenever I recall it!
Load More Replies...When I was in college, a couple of us were walking from the dorms to downtown. One of the guys (Dave) was wearing his high school letter jacket that had his name embroidered on it. As we walked past a group of young ladies, one of the jumped up and shouted, "Dave!!!" and proceeded to lay a very passionate kiss on his lips. As we walked away he said "I have no idea who that is."
Hey, were you sold a soul in 7th grade for 25 bucks? No? Ok bye.
Do you want some Pringles? They're radioactive! (Assuming you already have them).
I've always wanted the right opportunity to walk up to a group of Three or more women (preferably at a social gathering) and say, "You two look amazing" and just walk away.....
Oh, I am not saying it isn't, but in fairness I have already done a very similar thing to three men and the result was a collective "Thanks"......
Load More Replies...Whenever I get the dreaded "Suspected Spam" caller.. Answer breathlessly and say, "It's Done, but there's Soooooo much blood!!" Then hang up.
Too bad they're usually recordings so no one will actually hear that.
I get enough that its still worthwhile.
Load More Replies...I torture the spam callers. Play stupid and refuse to give them information. *Please tell me your credit card number". I only have one. Use that one. *Ok. Tell me the number.* You called me. You should already have that. *I need you to verify it.* Ok. Tell me what you have and I'll tell you if it's correct. The other day I went through 3 people on one call. The last one totally lost it and was cursing and yelling and suggesting things he would do to my mom. It was a good day.
Especially effective if you're the hypermasculine type: "Is this lipstick too pink for me?"
Want to buy a furby?
Once had a homeless man ask me for my phone number, and then a quarter so he could “call me sometime”
Did you find the man I was talking about? I never received a call back, but maybe my umbrella is broken again.
Walking up to religious extremists and saying "Are you having the same problem of finding decent sacrificial virgins these days? And don't talk about getting rid of severed goat heads!"
Pardon me, do you have any plain yellow mustard?
I've heard people repeat the original line without knowing the origin, and it always make me giggle. Well, until I realize that the ones who aren't laughing because they don't know the joke will live longer than me because I'm old.
Load More Replies...Do you know who shot J.R.?
Even the ones like me that didn't watch the show wanted to know who had shot J.R.
Seriously....who shot J.R.??? I still don't know!!!
Load More Replies...Just to clarify, this is a reference to the 1980's TV show "Dallas" and it was a huge pop-culture thing when the show ended.
They never found out. That's why it's a thing.....lol
Load More Replies...When I see classmates from my old school I go up to them and say hello and then ask them if their name is whatever their name is. They all look at me like I'm crazy and after a few seconds of that they remember me. I think it's pretty funny
When using a public toilet and you fart audibly , say “can you believe what that b******e said to me?”
Woof, arf grrr arf bark?
Ya like jazz?
Giv them a hug and run
Hold up your finger and ask "Does this smell right to you?
Wil'ya lemme go ahead jackass?
This doesn't seem funny at all, and while most people would just go away all grumpy, a very small percentage will straight up shoot you. I'm all for making people laugh, but this is just... not funny.
Did you know there are normally 5 levels of separation, so technically you, me & 3 other random people kinda know each other….
"Where'd you get that wig, Woolworths?"
Say something to a random person that sounds like a code. Ex: "The food is sweet in Argentina" and then whatever they say back, act like that is the correct response and say something like "It dropped in Ottawa"
I love these but I am not very social so this might be hard to do…
If you live in a bigger area, just go to a place you don't normally visit and do this. You'll be exponentially less likely to see that person again
Load More Replies...When it says, number hidden, I pickup the phone and say" the job is done but there is blood everywhere ". Then hang up.
From this moment on, I'm going to do this every single time that I get one of these calls.
Load More Replies...While waiting in line at a store, after putting my stuff on the conveyor belt, I'll pick up the divider and tell the person behind me, "I'm bored. You wanna sword fight?"
F**k yeah I wanna sword fight! We'd probably get in trouble though :(
Load More Replies...Some of these have to do with making people feel anxious or acting “crazy.” For people with anxiety disorder or who are on the schizo spectrum, these would be horrible encounters. Not funny.
Learn to say a few sentences in a foreign language, pick one unlikely to be spoken in your town. Walk up to a stranger, earnestly say those few sentences, nod, and walk away.
Whenever I'm around people and they're speaking Spanish, I'll say (phonetic spelling) "watashiwa spain-go-ga wakarimasim." ("I don't understand Spanish" in Japanese)
Load More Replies...Once, while I was standing in line at a Mcdonalds in Philly at 6 am, a man came out of the bathroom, completely soaked in water from head to toe, walked right up to me and started asking me 'if I was her'. When I said I think he was confusing me for someone else, he became adament that I was 'her', and he began to panic and get loud until the cashier at the register told him to leave. Bonus points: he started all this so low and mumbly that I couldn't understand exactly what he was saying, so what I had done initially was just smile and nod at this guy while I slowly backed away. So, it turned out I had accidentally said 'yes' to his "are you the one I'm looking for" question, and then when I started saying I wasn't her, it really freaked him out. I'll never forget that guy.
These are all good but, if you want to really top it off, while talking to someone, don't look at their face, instead stare really intently at a fixed point behind them over one of their shoulders.
Say something to a random person that sounds like a code. Ex: "The food is sweet in Argentina" and then whatever they say back, act like that is the correct response and say something like "It dropped in Ottawa"
I love these but I am not very social so this might be hard to do…
If you live in a bigger area, just go to a place you don't normally visit and do this. You'll be exponentially less likely to see that person again
Load More Replies...When it says, number hidden, I pickup the phone and say" the job is done but there is blood everywhere ". Then hang up.
From this moment on, I'm going to do this every single time that I get one of these calls.
Load More Replies...While waiting in line at a store, after putting my stuff on the conveyor belt, I'll pick up the divider and tell the person behind me, "I'm bored. You wanna sword fight?"
F**k yeah I wanna sword fight! We'd probably get in trouble though :(
Load More Replies...Some of these have to do with making people feel anxious or acting “crazy.” For people with anxiety disorder or who are on the schizo spectrum, these would be horrible encounters. Not funny.
Learn to say a few sentences in a foreign language, pick one unlikely to be spoken in your town. Walk up to a stranger, earnestly say those few sentences, nod, and walk away.
Whenever I'm around people and they're speaking Spanish, I'll say (phonetic spelling) "watashiwa spain-go-ga wakarimasim." ("I don't understand Spanish" in Japanese)
Load More Replies...Once, while I was standing in line at a Mcdonalds in Philly at 6 am, a man came out of the bathroom, completely soaked in water from head to toe, walked right up to me and started asking me 'if I was her'. When I said I think he was confusing me for someone else, he became adament that I was 'her', and he began to panic and get loud until the cashier at the register told him to leave. Bonus points: he started all this so low and mumbly that I couldn't understand exactly what he was saying, so what I had done initially was just smile and nod at this guy while I slowly backed away. So, it turned out I had accidentally said 'yes' to his "are you the one I'm looking for" question, and then when I started saying I wasn't her, it really freaked him out. I'll never forget that guy.
These are all good but, if you want to really top it off, while talking to someone, don't look at their face, instead stare really intently at a fixed point behind them over one of their shoulders.
